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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Mesquita (ranked 503 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Jarron Faith (ranked 38 p4p, 157 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Faith misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita moves into the clinch.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mesquita jumps guard but Faith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Faith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Faith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Faith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mesquita is working for takedown but Faith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Faith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Faith pushes his legs off easily.
Mesquita has momentary wrist control but Faith slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faith tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
Faith postures up in Mesquita's guard and throws a big left but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Faith looking for a guillotine here but Mesquita defends easily.
Mesquita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Faith is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita wants to control but Faith is keeping him busy.
Faith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Faith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mesquita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Faith wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Faith rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mesquita's guard! Nice work there by Faith!
Faith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Faith throwing strikes here but Mesquita is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Faith is trying to control here but Mesquita has managed to regain half guard.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita tries to roll over but Faith keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mesquita.
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Faith defends easily.
Faith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Mesquita has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Faith has passed into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Faith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faith wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Faith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mesquita has escaped the position, nice work there.
Faith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mesquita has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Faith wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Mesquita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mesquita controlling the action here.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Faith manages to get to full guard.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Faith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faith is looking for a triangle here but Mesquita uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Faith is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Faith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Faith is looking to reverse the position.
Mesquita tries to move to mount but Faith blocks the move with his legs.
Mesquita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mesquita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Faith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Faith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Faith is working away.
Faith is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
Mesquita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mesquita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faith is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarron Faith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faith misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Faith as Mesquita shoots in.
Mesquita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mesquita moves into the clinch.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Faith has him pressed against the cage.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faith to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mesquita manages to end up in side control.
Mesquita is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hugo Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faith is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Faith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faith is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita tries to move to mount but Faith blocks the move with his legs.
Faith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mesquita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Faith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faith keeps working.
Faith tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faith keeps working.
Faith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mesquita's best efforts.
Faith is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Faith won't allow Mesquita to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Faith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Faith is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faith sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita seems to be looking for submissions.
Faith is looking to control Mesquita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Faith avoid being mounted?
Faith is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Faith.
Faith tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Faith can't do much from the bottom here.
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Faith wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Faith tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Faith is defending well.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faith keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Faith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Faith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita controlling the action here.
Mesquita trying to mount his opponent but Faith defends it.
Mesquita works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mesquita cracks Faith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faith tries to hold on but Mesquita pushes him away.
Faith has given up his back.
Mesquita struggling to keep hold of the position.
Faith trying to control the position but Mesquita manages to sink in the hooks.
Faith can't escape the position.
Faith is in a bad position with Mesquita working for a choke. Faith manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Faith is pushing down on Mesquita's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mesquita is fighting to maintain full guard but Faith has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita is trying to maintain the position but Faith is very close to passing his half guard.
Mesquita works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mesquita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faith wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Faith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faith wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
Faith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faith's guard.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Faith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Faith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mesquita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faith has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
Faith keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jarron Faith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mesquita dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faith.
Mesquita moves out of range of the strikes.
Jarron Faith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Faith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Faith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mesquita counters with a single leg into guard. Faith didn't expect that.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Faith keeps moving.
Faith keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Faith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita controlling the position.
Mesquita has his foot on Faith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faith works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faith wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Faith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Faith has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Faith wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faith is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita keeping full guard, as Faith tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Faith throws an elbow that misses. Mesquita uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Faith's guard. Nice move by Mesquita!
Mesquita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Faith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Faith's guard.
Mesquita passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Faith!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Faith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mesquita controlling the action here.
Faith tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Faith defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mesquita prevents Faith from improving his position.
Faith actively working from the bottom here.
Mesquita tries to pass to full mount but Faith defends it.
Mesquita is keen to just control but Faith is a slippery customer.
Mesquita is working for a kimura but Faith is defending it quite comfortably.
Faith looking for submissions off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita passes to full mount!
Faith is working to get back to half guard.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faith can do to turn this around?
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mesquita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mesquita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesquita working the ground and pound effectively.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Faith trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up.
Faith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but Faith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mesquita to get the leverage.
Faith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mesquita is working away from the top position though.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is pressing down on Faith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faith is holding on for now.
Faith gets full guard.
Faith keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Faith controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Mesquita is pushing down on Faith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Faith is fighting to maintain full guard but Mesquita has managed to sneak the leg through.
Faith has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faith taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Faith dodges it nicely.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Faith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Faith tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita wants to pass to mount but Faith is defending the position.
Faith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Faith!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Faith's face.
Mesquita controlling from mount.
Faith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita landing strikes from the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faith has given up his back.
Faith tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Mesquita showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mesquita has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Mesquita!
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energy
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RATING
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